Posts by Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
IPCF Seeks Philanthropists of the Year Nominees
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation is seeking nominations for its 2022 Philanthropists of the Year awards. Again this year, the Community Foundation will award two Philanthropist of the Year awards – one for Bloomington-Normal and the other for outside the Twin Cities (other parts of McLean County, plus DeWitt, Logan and Livingston counties). The recipients (an…
Read MoreThe Vault in Clinton Helps Kids Explore Culinary Careers
Reposted from The Pantagraph By Connor Wood; Photos by Clay Jackson CLINTON — Opening a bakery is a popular dream for kids in The Vault’s culinary career exploration class held this past week (June 20-24, 2022). Connie Unruh, treasurer and a volunteer with the organization, said she knew at least a few of the kids…
Read MoreGROWING LESSONS: Westside Bloomington Garden Seeks to Help Young People Grow Skills
Reposted from The Pantagraph Story and Photos by D. Jack Alkire BLOOMINGTON — A community garden on the city’s west side aims to offer a place for young people to learn life skills and professional development through gardening apprenticeships. Caleb Phillips tends Sunnyside Community Garden and Food Forest, a nonprofit operating under the Illinois Prairie…
Read MoreThrough Habitat McLean County, Sgt. Anthony Maddox Lives On
Reposted from WGLT By Jack Podlesnik July 22, 2013. That was the day the lives of Frances and Jerome Maddox were changed forever. Their son, Sgt. Anthony Maddox, had been serving in Afghanistan since January of the same year. He held a position as a petroleum supply fueler — and operated heavy-wheeled vehicles. Seven months…
Read MoreIn Living Color
Reposted from University Galleries website University Galleries of Illinois State University is pleased to present In Living Color from May 19 through August 10, 2022. All events are free and open to the public. Curated by the Teen Art Group at University Galleries, In Living Color features stop-motion animations and videos, mixed-media collages, drawings, paintings,…
Read MoreIPCF Awards 76 Grants to Local Nonprofits
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois Prairie Community Foundation has awarded nearly $170,000 in three categories of competitive grants to 76 programs in McLean, DeWitt, Livingston and Logan counties. Grant awards ranged from $700 to $7,000. Funding came from donors to the Community Foundation’s annual campaign, the Jerome Mirza Foundation, and several endowments at the Community Foundation.…
Read MoreBloomington’s Miller Park Zoo Debuts New Teaching Theater
Reposted from The Pantagraph Story and Photos by Brendan Denison BLOOMINGTON — A new educational theater at Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington was dedicated May 6, 2022, in memory of Sullivan Rohrscheib. Zoo Superintendent Jay Tetzloff said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony that the theater will aid them in meeting their rebranded mission of engaging the…
Read MorePanelists Discuss the Challenges Facing Families as Children with Autism Get Older
Reposted from WGLT By Philip Walker In observance of Autism Acceptance Month, local philanthropic organization Women to Women Giving Circle on Tuesday hosted a panel of experts at the ISU Alumni Center to discuss autism care from early childhood through adulthood. The CDC reported last year that nearly 1 in 44 children across all ethnicities…
Read MoreMeet the Newest McLean County History Makers
Reposted from The Pantagraph By Kelsey Watznauer BLOOMINGTON — Two couples known for their work in environmentalism and nonprofit community service are McLean County’s newest History Makers. Deanna Frautschi, Alan Bedell, Myra Gordon and George Gordon will be honored this summer at the McLean County Museum of History’s 2022 History Makers Gala, the latest in…
Read MoreYouth Engaged in Philanthropy Seeks Applicants for 2022-2023 Cohort
BLOOMINGTON, IL – High school students in McLean, DeWitt, Livingston and Logan counties are sought to participate in Youth Engaged in Philanthropy (YEP) during the 2022-2023 school year. An initiative of the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, YEP is a program in which high school students learn about philanthropy by allocating grant funds to local nonprofits.…
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